Kids and dinosaurs, what is the eternal fascination? I think I've yet to meet a kid in the four to six year old range who wasn't interested in dinosaurs, my girls being no exception. "I think a lot of kids are interested in two science subjects: dinosaurs and aliens. The reason is almost genetic; we're hard-wired to be interested in things that might be a little … [Read more...]
My heart has wings to fly…
Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly? ~ Frida Kahlo … [Read more...]
Live in the Moment, Don’t Let Time Mislead You
Photo of Gavin Pring of The Fab Four, as George Harrison “It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can't relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don't know if there is one.” ~ George Harrison … [Read more...]
I get by with a little help…
Photo of Erik Fidel from The Fab Four, as Ringo Starr. … [Read more...]
Dream Together, Reality
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." ~ John Lennon Photo of Ron McNeil of The Fab Four, as John Lennon … [Read more...]
Magic in the Every Day…
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” ~ Roald Dahl original photo courtesy of Thomas Leuthard If you want to see a prime example of capturing the magical within the mundane, check out the micro … [Read more...]
Just do it…
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." - Benjamin Franklin … [Read more...]
Stuck in a rut? If you always do what you’ve always done…
"If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you always got." ~ Moms Mabley … [Read more...]
I Did It For Me, Blogging Bad
This Walter White quote from the final episode of Breaking Bad really resonated with me. I am crazy in love with the way Bryan Cranston delivered these lines. I may have watched this video clip a dozen or so times. Dude deserves an Emmy for those 30 seconds alone. Any other Breaking Bad fans out there? … [Read more...]
Mark Twain, On Regrets and Taking Chances
Seven Impossible Things Before Second Breakfast…
Sure, I’m a party animal…
"I'm a party animal. And that animal is a bear, during the winter months." ~ Jarod Kintz … [Read more...]
The Comfort of the Taken-For Granted Relationship…
"There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for granted relationship." ~ Iris MurdochPhoto credit: Quinn Dombrowski … [Read more...]
Life goes on…
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." ~ Robert Frost Photo credit: Holly Pageau … [Read more...]
Reason for loving snow…
"I love snow for the same reason I love Christmas: It brings people together while time stands still." ~ Rachel Cohn … [Read more...]